Aleksey Vitsko

Oleksii Vitsko is SQL Server DBA with several years of experience.
He worked with different aspects of databases, such as production database administration, database development, performance tuning, security, high availability and disaster recovery, migrations, and more - both on-premises and in Azure SQL.
He has earned certifications from Microsoft such as Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA, 2020) and Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (MCADAA, 2025).
If you need any help, you can contact me at voodoosh2@gmail.com.

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Using CHOOSE()

We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025. 

CREATE TABLE Status
(
    StatusID INT,
    StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
    StatusID,
    StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');

GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned?

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